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Discovered by | Vello Tabur |
Discovery site | Wanniassa, Australia |
Discovery date | 19 August 1996 |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 15 September 1996 (JD 2450341.5) |
Observation arc | 58 days |
Number of observations | 214 |
Semi-major axis | 605.019 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.99861 |
Orbital period | ~14,900 years |
Inclination | 73.356° |
Longitude of ascending node | 31.400° |
Argument of periapsis | 57.413° |
Last perihelion | 3 November 1996 |
TJupiter | 0.334 |
Earth MOID | 0.0838 AU |
Jupiter MOID | 1.0053 AU |
Physical characteristics | |
Comet total magnitude (M1) | 11.0 |
Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) | 16.4 |
Apparent magnitude | 4.8 (1996 apparition) |
C/1996 Q1 (Tabur) is a non-periodic comets that was expected to appear in the naked eye in but faded rapidly before doing so in 1996.
References
- B. G. Marsden (23 August 1996). "Comet C/1996 Q1 (Tabur)". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 6460.
- "C/1996 Q1 (Tabur) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ G. W. Kronk. "C/1996 Q1 (Tabur)". Cometography.com. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
External links
- C/1996 Q1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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